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Millennium Actress (2001)
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Kaboom Anime Series

Millennium Actress (2001)

EN Subs Kaboom Anime Series Special

Ontdek

Prepare to be captivated by the Kaboom Anime Series, a collection of Japanese animated classics that were rarely showcased in Dutch cinemas before. This edition we’ll be showing Millennium Actress, the second film by Satoshi Kon following upon the success of Perfect Blue (1997). As opposed to the previous film, Kon was allowed much more creative freedom, including hiring composer Susumu Hirasawa, who he had admired for a long time, to do the music for the film. The film is introduced by students from HKU Animation.

Credits

Regie
Satoshi Kon
Cast
Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka, Mami Koyama
Genre
Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Speelduur
87 min.
Land
Japan
Taal
Japanese
Ondertiteling
English

Omschrijving

Satoshi Kon only directed four feature films, before passing away in 2010, and Millennium Actress (2001) is his most subtle one. Loosely based on the life of actresses Setsuko Hara (1920-2015) and Hideko Takamine (1924-2010), the film features a documentary film crew interviewing retired acting legend Chiyoko Fujiwara. As Chiyoko tells her life story, personal life, history and cinema get intertwined, resulting in a unique filmic experience.

As Kon recalled later, the original idea for Millennium Actress came from his discussion with producer Taro Maki that they wanted to make a film that resembled a trompe l’oeil, a very convincing optical illusion. With Millennium Actress, Kon delivered a love letter to postwar Japanese cinema that doubles as a poignant rumination of the role that cinema plays in our lives.

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